Austin Landscaping & Landscape Design

Adding plants and hardscaping to your outdoor areas can increase your home’s value, encourage you to spend quality time outdoors and even lower your utility bills. Knowing you want a beautiful and functional yard and making it happen, however, are two entirely different things. When it comes to landscaping, Austin homeowners trust the pros at ABC Home & Commercial Services to create yards that reflect your unique style and preferences.

The guys that came were very good and took great care to make sure everything got done correctly. Everything looks so good.

- Dan H., May 2018

Do you offer free landscaping consultations?

Yes! No two landscaping projects are the same, so when you contact ABC, we’ll schedule a time that works with your schedule to have an ABC landscape designer come to your home. At that time, our designer will learn more about exactly what you want to be done and your budget.

After answering any questions you might have about the process, ABC will present you with a proposal to outline the scope of the project. After you approve the estimate, our designer will direct the project, from start to finish.

Our experienced landscape professionals will create a design that reflects your personal style. You might prefer a Mediterranean look that matches your home’s exterior. A Japanese style can provide you with a peaceful escape from your day-to-day stresses. Some gardeners prefer the cottage style with sprawling herb gardens.

Our hot and dry climate encourages some homeowners to adopt a Southwestern style that evokes the landscape in New Mexico and Arizona. Still others gravitate towards a more tropical landscape with thick foliage and bright colors. ABC also creates more formal, traditional outdoor spaces for homeowners. We can also incorporate xeriscaping into your landscape to minimize your water use and cut down on maintenance.

Our designers can present different options to you so that you can choose what works best for your property and your preferences.

Can you incorporate a pergola or similar structural element into my landscape design?

Absolutely! If you’d like to create a centerpiece in your yard or simply separate distinct areas, we can suggest different options to you and incorporate features that you prefer.

Do you include water-wise and drought resistant plants in your designs?

Landscaping can do wonders for your curb appeal. That said, we understand that budget constraints can prevent you from implementing your entire proposal at one time. That’s why we are happy to work with homeowners to implement a design in stages so that your investment is spread out over time.

Can you do landscaping work while I’m not at home?

We understand that homeowners are busy. That’s why make the most of our free, in-person consultation to gather all the information we need to execute on your landscaping vision. Once we have presented you with our recommendations and you have had a chance to approve the scope of work, our landscaping team can return and perform the work while you are away at work.

We simply ask that you provide us with any information we need to access your outdoor areas and that you keep pets and children indoors for their safety so we can do our work.

Why choose ABC for my landscaping project?

Our customers say they choose ABC for landscaping for the same reasons they use our company for their other home services: we provide superior customer service, we offer free estimates, we provide extensive in-house training and we conduct thorough background checks and drug testing on all our employees.

Our landscape design team has decades of experience exceeding the expectations of customers here in the greater Austin area. ABC is a certified Belgard installer and can provide our customers with special financing for these hardscaping projects.

Meet the Austin Landscape Design Team

General Manager of Landscape and Irrigation
Hank Rutkowski has worked in the landscape and irrigation industry since 1982. For the last 13 years at ABC he has overseen the sales and operational teams in Austin, San Antonio, and College Station to meet customer goals and expectations. Prior to this Hank oversaw all operations in Houston for the largest privately held landscape company in the U.S. He also has owned his own business that operated in the Austin and San Antonio markets. Hank has been a licensed Irrigator and Certified Applicator since 1986. He is responsible for keeping our designers and crews up to date on current methods of installation, new technology, and new products that are being introduced every year. He is also responsible for the certification, licensing, and continuing education of our employees so that the personnel on your property are the best in the industry.

Landscape Design
Rachael Keller attained a degree in Horticulture and Landscape Design from Montana State University. During and after college she worked as a project manager and designer, supervising residential and commercial landscapes. Her specialties were designing sustainable solutions to local water and climate limitations which included xeriscaping and proper use of plant species adapted to the wide spectrum of growth conditions in the area. Throughout her career, Rachael has designed and project managed extensive planting schemes, effective drainage solutions, water features, fire pits, paver patios, walkways and more for residential and commercial properties. Organizing with HOA associations has also been a common task within her designing process. She combines her passion in horticulture and landscape design with her desire to meet and exceed her client’s expectations to create beautiful, sustainable and affordable outdoor living spaces.

Landscape Design
Tom Caperton has over 15 years of experience in the landscaping industry with expertise in design, installation, irrigation, and nursery management. He specializes in finding creative solutions to landscape problems and lends an artistic eye to every project.
Originally from the Dallas area, Tom came to Austin to go to college and earned his degree at UT. He then became a licensed irrigator which allows him to design new irrigation systems. Tom uses his experience with plant material, hardscapes, and irrigation to create practical and beautiful spaces.

Landscape Design
Luis Herbst is a landscape, lawn maintenance, and lawn care inspector established in Austin Texas. His eye and artistry of his work comes from hands on experience. Luis started with ABC 5 years ago as a supervisor of the lawn department and moved over to help establish the landscape department for which he had more experience and passion. Luis has assisted with the design, installation and supervision of all projects. He is now an inspector where he designs full landscape installations of outside patios, ponds, retaining walls, pavers, patio walkways, planting and drainage systems.
His success derives from a pursuit of perfection on the installs that he has designed. Luis often spends hours immersing himself in each landscape project to create and combine each client’s individual ideas and needs.

Landscape Supervisor
Ismael Moreno has been in the landscaping industry for 16 years. Ismael owned his own landscaping company working side by side with builders helping repair and enhance existing landscapes affected by new construction installations.
Ismael has been working with ABC for 9 years and has recently received his certification in paver installation. He has been involved in all aspects of landscaping including lawn mowing, supervising cleanup crews and landscape installation management. Ismael coordinates between the crews and landscape designers and assists in the entire ‘behind the scenes’ work that goes into creating a beautiful landscapes from start to finish. His ability to see the client’s home as if it were his own makes his main goal in the landscape process quality and customer satisfaction.

Where outside of Austin can you take on a landscaping project?

As Austin has grown, so has ABC! We now provide landscaping services in a number of outlying areas, including: